Bathroom accessory



BATHROOM ACCESSORY Filed July 27, 1935 MMP/l ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES BAOM ACCESSR Nicholas De Mark,`lasadena, r i i iVi'hipliuation July 27, 1935 Seriali No. Matth This invention relates toimprovements in cabinets or ybathroom accessories.

The general object of this invention is to provide an improvedcabinet'including novel means for supporting various articles.

A specific object of the invention is to provide a novel cabinetincluding a door which is pivotally mounted intermediate its width andhaving means thereon for supporting various articles.

Other objects andthe advantages oi this invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a face view of my improved cabinet showing it operativelymounted in a wall; v

Fig. 2 isla section taken on line 2-2 or Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line i-i oi Fig. l;

Fig. fl is an enlarged face view of the cabinet showing the door thereofin an open position;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5--5 of Fig. d showing the cabinetdoor in a closed position, and with the supported articles omitted,

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line t-- oi Fig. d with the supportedarticles omitted, and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged section taken on line 'i-'i or Fig. d.

Referring to the drawing by reierence characters l have indicated myimproved cabinet generally at Ill. As shown the cabinet it is made olmetal and includes a housing i2. As shown the housing i2 includessemi-cylindrical side walls It, a bottom wall I4, and a top wall I5 withthe front open as indicated at I6. Surrounding the front opening I6 thehousing includes an enlarged iiange portion il.

Extending outwardly from the side walls i3 on each side of the center ofthe housing and adjacent the top thereof I provide un members It andadjacent the bottom I provide similar :un members I9. Longitudinally thetop iin members I8 are inclined upwardly towards the front of thehousing and the lower n members I9 are inclined downwardly towards thefront of the housing. Transversely the top iin members I8 are inclinedupward and the lower iin members i9 are inclined downward.

At-the center of the housing adjacent the flange il the top wall I5includes an upstanding lug 2li and, similarly located, the bottom wallI4 in cludes a lug 2l. The lug 20 has a vertical aper ture 22 thereinand the lug 2d has a vertical aperture 23 therein. Adjacent each side ofthe housing and adjacent the front ange I'i the top wall includesupstanding lugs 24.,

For closing the front opening it of the housing cess il of the lowerdoor boss il.

(Uli i12-'lidi l provide a closure door it. As shown e door 25 is madeor metal and inteediate its width at the top and bottom thereof includesa lug it each oi which have a recess il therein.

Positioned in the aperture di ci the housing g lug 2li l provide asleeve it which entends downward to the top of the top door boss it andin the sleeve it l'. provide a pin it which is positioned in the recessil oithe upper door boss it. Fnsitioned in the aperture it of thehousing boss it m l may provide a sleeve it which terminates hush withthe inner surface oi the bottom wall id and in the sleeve it. A pin tiis positioned inthe rem Surroun the pin di between the door boss tti andthe botu is tom wall id l provide a pair oi washers iii to to asupporting bearing for the door.

Adjacent one side and intermediate its height the door has a knob handleit suitably secured thereto winch entends outward from the i'ace oi adthe door opposite the lugs it. Adjacent the top or the door and adjacenteach oi the sides i provide lugs it and it which entend outward from thesame tace or the door as the lugs it. The upper surface of each or thelugs .it and tit ad is inclined upwardly toward the dooras indicated atSt and in this inclined surface each oi the lugs 3d. and db has aVsemi-cylindrical circular recess al therein. (idee Fis. 7.)

As clearly shown in Fig. 'i one oi the bosses iii 30 has an aperture tttherein in which a standard spring pressed cupboard snap di ispositioned.. The cupboard snap tu is positioned in the aperture 3d withthe bolt portion dt thereof eaten downward and projecting into theinterior of the 35 housing it. The upper end oi the aperture it ispreferably closed by a thin metal plate iid which is secured to the bossit as by a solder d Il When the door it is swung to an open. positionthe door lug it forces the plunger di to a it@ retracted-position untilthe recess il is in line with the plunger whereupon the plunger dienters the recess di and thereafter resiliently retains the door in anopen position. When the door 25 is swung to a closed. position theplunger t5 di is forcibly retracted and moves out oi the aperture t'ioi? the lug it and as the door approaches a closed position the door lugtti iorces the plunger to a retracted position until it enters 'theaperture tl thereof whereaiter the 50 plunger resiliently retains thedoor in a closed position.

Adjacent the top oi the door it and ertending outward from the ma facethereoi as the la 2t the door includes an elongated boss it d itadjacent the bottom the door includes an elongated boss 44.

Mounted on the boss 43 I provide a shelf member which includes aplurality of pin portions 45 which are positioned in recesses 41 in theboss 44 and are suitably secured to the boss 44-as by solder. (See Fig.6.) The shelf 45 has a large central aperture 48 therein inwhich adrinking glass 4S is adapted to be positioned. Positioned on each sideof the aperture 48 the shelf 45 has a pair of elongated reducedapertures 50 in which the handles of tooth brushes 5I are`adapted to bepositioned with the bristles of the brushes engaging the upper surfaceof-the shelf.

`Mounted on the boss 44 I provide a shelf member 52 which includes aplurality of pin portions 53 which are positioned in recesses 54 in theboss 44 and are suitably secured to the boss as by solder. (See Fig. 6.)The outer edge of the shelf 52 is preferably curved to match the'curvature of the side walls I3 of the housing and is preferably notchedas at 55. The shelf 52 is adapted to support a soap dish 56 whichincludes a lug portion 51 depending from the bottom thereof and which isadapted to be removably positioned in an aperture 58 in the shelf 52.The soap dish 56 is held in place by gravity.

When the cabinet I0 is installed in a Wall such as indicated at 60 arectangular aperture 5| of a size to receive the housing l2 is cut inthe wall. Then adjacent each side of the aperture 6I and extending thefull distance between the laths thin boards 62, or press board, or othermaterial is secured in position and adjacent the bottom of the aperturea similar board 63 is secured in position, (See Figs. 2 and 3.) Aquantity of mortar 64 may then be positioned in the space confined bythe boards 62 and 63. Thereafter the cabinet Ill is positioned in theaperture 6| and forced into the mortar G4 until the rear face of thecabinet flange l1 rmly engages the outer surface of the wall 60. Whenthe cement 54 sets it firmly retains the cabinet I 0 in position and theangular arrangement of the. fins I8 and I9 make it practicallyimpossible to remove the cabinet from the wall.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provideda novel cabinet which is simple in construction and highly eilicient inuse.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A door for a cabinet, said door having an elongated boss thereonadjacent the top thereof and extending outward therefrom, said bosshaving a plurality of recesses therein, a metal shelf member mounted onsaid. boss, said shelf including a plurality of pin portions, said pinportions being positioned in said boss recesses, said shelf having acentral aperture therein and a plurality of reduced elongated aperturespositioned on each side of said central aperture.

2. A cabinet, said cabinet including a metal housing comprisingsemi-cylindrical sidewalls, a top wall and a bottom wall, the front 4ofsaid housing being open, said housing including a ange surrounding saidopen front, a door for closing said front opening, said door beingpivotally secured to said housing adjacent the top and bottom thereofand intermediate its width, a handle member on said door extendingoutward from one face thereof and adjacent one side, a lug on said dooradjacent' each side thereof and adjacent the top thereof, said lu'gsextending outward from the face of said door opposite to said handle,said lugs each having upwardly inclined upper surfaces having a recesstherein, a spring pressed plunger latch mounted in said housing at thetop thereof and adjacent one side thereof, said latch plun'ger, whensaid door is in one extreme position, engaging one of said lugs andbeing positioned in said recess thereof, and in the other extremeposition engaging the other of said lugs and being positioned in saidrecess thereof.

NICHOLAS DE MARK.

Patent No. 2,039,065 Granted April 28, 1936 NICHOLAS DE MARK The aboveentitled patent was extended October 23, 1951, under the provisions ofthe act of June 30, 1950, for 5 years and 360 days from the expirationof the original term thereof.

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